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The correct order of the decreasing ionic radii among the following isoelectronic species is:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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For isoelectronic species (all have 18 electrons):Ionic radius is inversely proportional to the atomic number (). More protons pull the same number of electrons closer to the nucleus. Order of decreasing radii: .

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The correct order of the decreasing ionic radii among the following isoelectronic species is:
A
B
C
D

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